NIHR alert for CaHRU study: How do community first responders help in emergencies?

The following NIHR alert was published by NIHR Evidence (Health and Social Care Services Research on 17.05.24 doi: 10.3310/nihrevidence_62850: This study describes the role of community first responders in England: their activities, organisation, cost and impact on care outcomes. It Continue reading NIHR alert for CaHRU study: How do community first responders help in emergencies?

CaHRU presents two papers at the XX World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne, Australia, 25 June – 01 July 2023

Dr Gupteswar Patel, a member of the CaHRU team, presented two papers from the NIHR-funded Community First Responder project at the XX World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 June to 01 July 2023. This quadrennial conference brought Continue reading CaHRU presents two papers at the XX World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne, Australia, 25 June – 01 July 2023

CaHRU awarded Lincoln Policy Hub grant to shape policy on Community First Responders

In December 2022, Dr Gupteswar Patel and Prof Niro Siriwardena from CaHRU successfully secured funding from the Lincoln Policy Hub to engage decision- and policy-makers for ambulance services and CFR schemes at local, regional and national levels ito co-create and Continue reading CaHRU awarded Lincoln Policy Hub grant to shape policy on Community First Responders

CaHRU team give five oral presentations at 50th Society for Academic Primary Care conference

Members of staff from CaHRU attended the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Academic Primary Care, ‘Recovery and Innovation’, at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) in Preston which took place between 4 to 6 July 2022. The Continue reading CaHRU team give five oral presentations at 50th Society for Academic Primary Care conference

CaHRU’s Despina Laparidou wins prize at 999 EMS Research Forum conference

Members from the Community and Health Research Unit provided elevator and poster presentations at this year’s 999 EMS Research Foum Conference online, ‘All in this together: collaboration in emergency prehospital care research’. Highlights from the CaHRU team included a rapid Continue reading CaHRU’s Despina Laparidou wins prize at 999 EMS Research Forum conference